Most people think you need a college degree in order to get a job that pays well. That is not always the case. Does getting that college degree guarantee you a well-paying job? This may come as a surprise but there are a lot of college graduates who wind up working at lower paying jobs in a completely different field than the one they have a degree in. Jobs are not that easy to come by and sometimes you need to settle for anything just to pay the bills. It may take time and patience but one day that degree will pay off and the job you want will be there for you
Here are some pros and cons about college
Pro’s
Some jobs require a degree to apply tom get the job.
You usually earn more money with a degree.
The higher the degree the lower the unemployment rate is
You can get a good job in accounting, engineering, marketing, advertising, computer science.
Pick a major with a stable occupation.
Cons
Some people pick a major and then realize that it's not what they really want to do.
They are stuck with a degree that they will never use.
You can use on the job training to pick a field that you like and then go to school later to get the degree in a major you really like.
Does a college degree make you happier in your chosen field?
Are there any jobs available for the major you chose? You may have to settle for something else.
You have a lot of loan debt to pay back.
Starting salaries with a degree is lower now that it was in the past.
Tuition rates have gone up.
Today’s economy is changing and we are headed toward two new types the Barbell and the Bathtub economy. In a barbell economy, there would be no more middle class. The investments would be made on short term and long term only without any investments in the middle. You would choose an investment that shows a short-term payout or an investment that only shows long-term payouts. This would create either low paying jobs or very high paying jobs there would be no other jobs available.
The bathtub curve will test all products over a long period of time to see if they fail. This will be done before they are marketed therefore no one will ever receive a faulty item. The economy is like the water in a bathtub, you need to keep it at a safe level to keep from running over. We need new and fresh ideas to build the economy and maybe get rid of some of the old habits that are no longer good.
You are most happy doing what you love and it brings out the best in people who can work together and produce something that will last a long time.
Do you think it is fair to be turned down for a job because you have a degree or because you don’t have one? There are certain jobs which will not even let you interview if you do not meet a certain education requirement. What makes you better qualified for a job just because you have a college education? Some jobs having a degree does nothing for the job itself. The best knowledge you can have is hands on experience. Some jobs require you actually do the job to learn what is needed and to find better ways to get the results that are required. It’s a very unfair way of hiring people for a job and some employers need to reevaluate what they are looking for in an employee before they turn someone away.
The Pew Research Center Graphics tell you that student with a degree are making more money than students who just graduated high school. People with a degree will get hired for a better paying job than those who do not have one, the research shows that starting salary with a College degree is 45500.00 while with a degree you would make 28000.00
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/02/11/the-rising-cost-of-not-going-to-college/
There is another thing to consider can your job be replaced? can it be replaced by a machine, can it be outsourced to another country? there are a lot of things to consider today when choosing a job. No more is there loyalty. Both employers and employees are not the same the employers is looking how he can save money and the employees is looking how to make more. If you choose a job and find you do not like it then move onto nott get stuck in that job and let it be all you know how to do. what happens if you are replaced by a machine or outsourced. You have to look at so many things these days before you take a job that you want to stay with, Education is the first place to start building your future. without this, you start out with a remedial job that you may be stuck with forever. Even if a job can be replaced or outsourced with a degree there will be more opportunities for you to find positions you are most qualified for and most happy with.
Getting a college degree is very important in today's society. You need a good solid education to get a job that can help the economy grow and prosper. To quote from the essay "You can always count on American to do the right thing...after they tried everything else," Those who did not go to college straight from high school find themselves back in school years later,. Those like myself, when going to college was not the norm, I find myself back in school to either change jobs or just feel good about themselves, Just to do something for yourselves and get that degree whether we actually use it or not is in the future. I think the future generations of the world need to get that college degree and make our economy better than it was before
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Maydew, Gary. "'Barbell Economy' and Government's Response." The Gazette. The Gazette, 11 June 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2016.
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Blinder, Alan. "The Changing Landscape of Work in the Twenty First Century." Writing and Reading across the Cirriculum. 13th ed. N.p.: Pearson, 2016. 440-45. Print.
